We first told you last week about a Black History Month celebration of all things Hip Hop, just before a screening of the movie “Beat Street” at the Grandin Theatre. Related events get into full swing this week, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 2-9 Hip Hop Wrap#1-WEB Below are the dates, times and locations of…… Continue Reading
(Roanoke County, VA—February 8, 2022) Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 to 125 West Virginia Avenue, in the Town of Vinton, for the report of a commercial structure fire in an apartment building. First arriving crews from Station 2 (Vinton) found smoke and fire showing from the…… Continue Reading
A Mississippi man is dead and two people were taken to the hospital this morning following a vehicle crash on I-81 at mile marker 168 in Botetourt County. Authorities said a vehicle was speeding when it took the exit ramp, then rear ended a tractor-trailer parked on the side of the ramp. NEWS RELEASE: BOTETOURT COUNTY,…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: At approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday (Feb. 8, 2022), Virginia State Police responded to a call concerning a crashed ATV discovered in Tazewell County. At this stage of the investigation, it appears the 2007 Suzuki ATV was traveling along Route 636/McGuire Valley Road when it ran off the left side of the road and…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: State police say in a follow-up message the victim had been reported missing for two days, not three days as previously stated. FROM VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: Apologies for any confusion…the crash was discovered Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 PREVIOUS: At approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday (Feb. 8, 2022), Virginia State Police responded to a call concerning a…… Continue Reading
Referring to Monday’s Virginia Supreme Court decision, the Botetourt County School Board said today in a statement, that “In light of this clarification and declining positive cases of COVID-19 in our community, it is the will of the Botetourt County School Board to implement Executive Order Number 2, allowing parents to determine whether their child…… Continue Reading
One person is dead and several people were taken to the hospital this morning following a vehicle crash on I-81 at mile marker 168 in Botetourt County. Authorities said a vehicle was speeding when it took the exit ramp, then rear ended a tractor-trailer parked on the side of the ramp. The post One dead…… Continue Reading
It looks like the latest efforts to eliminate almost all mandatory minimum sentences in Virginia are already dead in the General Assembly — and this time, dying in an unexpected location. Mandatory minimums on the books cover crimes ranging from drunken driving to child rape. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones: 02-08 Mandatory Minimums Wrap-WEB …… Continue Reading
This investigation has continued to expand into multiple jurisdictions. With assistance from Roanoke City Police and the ATF along with other agencies previously mentioned, the Blacksburg Police has charged 28 year old Jalen Mykal Pierce of Roanoke as being an accessory after the fact to first degree murder for his role in the shooting that…… Continue Reading
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Reece Beekman hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining as Virginia knocked off No. 7 Duke 69-68 on Monday night. It was just the second 3-pointer on 12 attempts for the Cavaliers. Jayden Gardner scored 17 points, Kadin Shedrick posted a career-high 16 points — many coming on a variety of…… Continue Reading